Israeli propaganda bot out of control

Israeli propaganda bot out of control

An artificial intelligence bot called FactFinderAI, which was created to promote a pro-Israel stance on social media, suddenly began criticizing Israel and spreading opposing views.

FactFinderAI previously attacked the UN agency UNRWA, accusing it of links to Hamas. However, the bot later praised UNRWA, acknowledging its importance in helping Palestinian refugees.

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Criticizing former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who called Israeli soldiers "white colonists," he wrote: "This man has caused great suffering and destruction in Gaza."

It is not clear whether FactFinderAI is specifically a project aimed at promoting the Israeli government's position on the Gaza war online. However, FakeReporter analysts conclude that there are links between this bot and the Israel Online initiative, which has been active on Twitter and other social media platforms.

According to Israeli media, since the start of the Gaza War in October 2023, the Israeli government has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on artificial intelligence programs for information warfare.

This incident once again demonstrates the error-proneness of artificial intelligence-based propaganda mechanisms and their role in information warfare.